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It is traditional, in this space and at this time, for the Waltonian’s outgoing editor-in-chief to say goodbye to the newspaper and the Eastern community and hello to next year’s staff. So: Goodbye. And, Hello. I should probably elaborate a bit. It has been a very good year for the Waltonian. We’ve been able to […]

Top: junior Anthony Pastiglione. Bottom: Jon Vander Pol chips a ball onto the green. The golf team finished its season May 1st in the PAC Championships. Photos provided by sports information director Dan Mouw.

I was once involved in a shouting match with one of my friend’s grandfathers over whether the Phillies will ever win anything. He said it will never happen. I said they’ll win a World Series sometime before I die, because I won’t die before it happens. Of course, at the rate that the Phillies are

Late on April 8, after annual spring fling activities including on-campus partying, 21-year old Cabrini College student Kyle Foley was stabbed at the school. The reason that led to the conflict has not yet been determined; however, upon initial response to the stabbing, local authorities took two men into custody for questioning. After they were

The United States prides itself as a nation of immigrants. The Statue of Liberty stands as a symbol of America’s openness bidding, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” However, the debate currently taking place in the U.S. Congress over immigration reform leads me to question whether we really

When the theatre department decided to put on a production of The Laramie Project in the spring of 2003, it stirred controversy all over campus. During a session entitled A Community is a Conversation: Eastern, the Laramie Project, and the Equality Ride, theatre director Mark Hallen moderated a discussion about the show’s impact on the

After months of planning, many Eastern students trekked into Philadelphia for a “Global Night Commute,”which was planned by the organization Invisible Children, Inc. The Commute was organized in order to raise awareness about children in Uganda, who walk into major cities each night in order to avoid abduction. The Commute was scheduled to take place

“Turn your head and Gough.” Just kidding. Gough’s real motto is “Gough into all the world,” as in the Great Commission. Say it like this: “Vincent Van Gough into all the world.” Good job. Gough Hall is the five-star hotel, the shining jewel of Eastern’s motley collection of dorms. The ground floor boasts of a

The Journeys segment of the Equality Ride offered students the opportunity to hear personal narratives of some of the hardships faced by some of the Riders. Five stories were shared about how hard it was to “come out” to the various aspects of society. Some were funny, others disturbing and some provided hope. Jarett Lucas

Beethoven’s Grosse Fugue found its way out of Palmer Seminary’s basement, all the way to London where it brought in $1.7 million, and made its way back to Wayne, Penna. where it was performed at a crowded Church of the Saviour by Eastern’s piano quartet. Eastern’s 3rd Annual Music Gala on Friday, April 28, highlighted